diff --git a/model/MySQLDatabase.php b/model/MySQLDatabase.php
index 535c740a7..9ebfaa614 100644
--- a/model/MySQLDatabase.php
+++ b/model/MySQLDatabase.php
@@ -258,17 +258,35 @@ class MySQLDatabase extends SS_Database {
 			$alterList[] .= "DROP INDEX \"$k\"";
 			$alterList[] .= "ADD ". $this->getIndexSqlDefinition($k, $v);
  		}
+ 		
+		if($alteredOptions && isset($alteredOptions[get_class($this)])) {
+			if(!isset($this->indexList[$tableName])) {
+				$this->indexList[$tableName] = $this->indexList($tableName);
+			}
+			
+			$skip = false;
+			foreach($this->indexList[$tableName] as $index) {
+				if(strpos($index, 'fulltext ') === 0) {
+					$skip = true;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if($skip) {
+				DB::alteration_message(
+					sprintf("Table %s options not changed to %s due to fulltextsearch index", $tableName, $alteredOptions[get_class($this)]),
+					"changed"
+				);
+			} else {
+				$this->query(sprintf("ALTER TABLE \"%s\" %s", $tableName, $alteredOptions[get_class($this)]));
+				DB::alteration_message(
+					sprintf("Table %s options changed: %s", $tableName, $alteredOptions[get_class($this)]),
+					"changed"
+				);
+			}
+		}
 
  		$alterations = implode(",\n", $alterList);
 		$this->query("ALTER TABLE \"$tableName\" $alterations");
-
-		if($alteredOptions && isset($alteredOptions[get_class($this)])) {
-			$this->query(sprintf("ALTER TABLE \"%s\" %s", $tableName, $alteredOptions[get_class($this)]));
-			DB::alteration_message(
-				sprintf("Table %s options changed: %s", $tableName, $alteredOptions[get_class($this)]),
-				"changed"
-			);
-		}
 	}
 	
 	public function isView($tableName) {
diff --git a/search/FulltextSearchable.php b/search/FulltextSearchable.php
index 20a09868a..fa0c29d53 100644
--- a/search/FulltextSearchable.php
+++ b/search/FulltextSearchable.php
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ class FulltextSearchable extends DataExtension {
 			if(!class_exists($class)) continue;
 			
 			if(isset($defaultColumns[$class])) {
+				if(DB::getConn()->getDatabaseServer() == 'mysql') {
+					Object::add_static_var($class, 'create_table_options', array('MySQLDatabase' => 'ENGINE=MyISAM'), true);
+				}
 				Object::add_extension($class, "FulltextSearchable('{$defaultColumns[$class]}')");
 				Object::add_static_var($class, 'create_table_options', array('MySQLDatabase' => 'ENGINE=MyISAM'));
 			} else {